Scottie Barnes grew up “kinda hard” in West Palm Beach, Fla.; his family didn’t have an awful lot. “You didn’t really have super much, you wasn’t really able to get the recognition,” Barnes, the Raptors’ top pick in the NBA draft, said Friday morning. “I think one of the big things … is (Barnes) kind of has a magnetic personality,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. “I’m always happy, I’m always energetic, I’m a loving person, I’m caring,” he said. “I’ll be able to sell my abilities in what I’m able to do,” he said.

Source: thestar July 30, 2021 22:07 UTC